Mika Kari | |
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Member of the Finnish Parliament for Tavastia | |
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Born | 19 August 1967 Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia, Finland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Mika Pekka Kari (born 19 August 1967, in Lahti) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland at the Tavastia constituency. [1]
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Kari is either a male or female given name, or a surname.
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The Last Border is a 1993 Finnish post-apocalyptic film directed, written, and produced by Mika Kaurismäki, starring Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien and Kari Väänänen. The film takes place in the near future for 2009, when pollution from the entire planet has forced people to move to the Arctic Circle, being the only viable territories.
A Spice for Life, also released as Master Cheng, is a 2019 Finnish romantic drama comedy film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. The film stars Anna-Maija Tuokko, Chu Pak Hong, Kari Väänänen, Lucas Hsuan and Vesa-Matti Loiri, with dialogue in Finnish, Cantonese and English.